fred_jb
Registered user
Hi,
I'm hoping to get some advice on routes taking in the Dolomites, as it's an area I have never explored before, but have always wanted to. A lot of the stuff I have found online involves circular routes from a fixed base taking in lots of passes, but I will be on my way to Bergamo so am looking for a more linear type of through route, though taking in as much mountain scenery as possible. In Bergamo I am meeting my wife who is flying in for a few days and from where we will have some bimbles around the Italian Lakes. This is the only fixed part of the trip so far, and unfortunately will have to be between 30th July and 3rd August due to her work commitments. Ideally I would have done this out of peak holiday season.
To get to Bergamo I'm thinking of going through Austria and into Northern Italy, though I don't necessarily want to get up close and personal with the mountains, so want to avoid the busiest and most extreme passes. Riding lots of hairpins in high temperatures and with loads of other traffic around is not my idea of fun. I've done plenty of this in the past, but these days it just feels too much like hard work. I am also intending to do some camping, for the first time in many years, so any advice on campsites would be most welcome.
After the stay in Bergamo I'm intending to head down to the Med coast for a few days and then head home via the Route Napoleon, which I have done before, though not on the current 1250 GS.
Fred
I'm hoping to get some advice on routes taking in the Dolomites, as it's an area I have never explored before, but have always wanted to. A lot of the stuff I have found online involves circular routes from a fixed base taking in lots of passes, but I will be on my way to Bergamo so am looking for a more linear type of through route, though taking in as much mountain scenery as possible. In Bergamo I am meeting my wife who is flying in for a few days and from where we will have some bimbles around the Italian Lakes. This is the only fixed part of the trip so far, and unfortunately will have to be between 30th July and 3rd August due to her work commitments. Ideally I would have done this out of peak holiday season.
To get to Bergamo I'm thinking of going through Austria and into Northern Italy, though I don't necessarily want to get up close and personal with the mountains, so want to avoid the busiest and most extreme passes. Riding lots of hairpins in high temperatures and with loads of other traffic around is not my idea of fun. I've done plenty of this in the past, but these days it just feels too much like hard work. I am also intending to do some camping, for the first time in many years, so any advice on campsites would be most welcome.
After the stay in Bergamo I'm intending to head down to the Med coast for a few days and then head home via the Route Napoleon, which I have done before, though not on the current 1250 GS.
Fred